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| Kami |
Posted on 15-02-2011 19:02
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From the roads in Hamburg to the open plains in South Africa. Another sprint classic. This time a C1 race.
The course is only 114 km long, but that doesn't mean it's going to be easy. Like Vattenfall a few teams have send rouleurs here to spoil the sprinter fest. The race is also not 100% flat and even ends with a slightly uphill finish.
Only a few of the top class sprinters in Hamburg have come here, but they are sure to make it an exiting race. Kennaugh, Ciolek, Mohs, and Vattenfall runner-up Van Heerden. Or will an outsider like Croket, Haedo or Casper take the win? It's all possible.
My guess:
| 1. | Juan Van Heerden | | 2. | Peter Kennaugh | | 3. | Allan Davis | | 4. | Igor Abakoumov | | 5. | Erik Mohs |
Van Heerden has a good chance to win this, as he was already very close in Vattenfall (a few centimeter, and he would have been the winner). Kennaugh can go his own chance here. Davis and Abakoumov are 2 outsiders who have a good shot at a top 10 for me. Mohs hasn't really been up there a lot this season, but if he gets a good postion, we know what he can do.
Starlist Spoiler 100Me
1. P.Kennaugh
2. D.Appleby
3. R.Downing
4. D.Lloyd
5. D.Rinner
6. J.Sampson
7. W.Sulzberger
Pokerstars
11. E.Mohs
12. D.Boucher
13. J.Degenkolb
14. A.Geslin
15. D.Holloway
16. N.Terpstra
17. K.Van Impe
Pendleton's
21. J.Van Heerden
22. T.Kennaugh
23. M.Ladagnous
24. E.Mardones
25. M.McNally
26. J.Rovira
27. F.Willems
Quiksilver
31. A.Davis
32. M.Griffith
33. P.Mach
34. G.Nizzolo
35. R.Sambris
36. S.Scheirlinckx
37. B.Selander
LEGO
41. G.Ciolek
42. J.Hochmann
43. G.Lequatre
44. F.Rabon
45. S.Radochla
46. A.Stauff
47. R.Weissinger
Petronas
51. L.Croket
52. I.Abakoumov
53. A.Awang
54. G.Bole
55. R.Feillu
56. W.Jallays
57. R.Scholz
Milka
61. J.Casper
62. J.Forero
63. L.Howard
64. A.Malori
65. A.Nepomnyachsniy
66. R.Porte
67. M.Vanderaerden
Mercedes
71. J.Haedo
72. A.Brea
73. W.Frischkorn
74. A.Howes
75. B.Jacques-Maynes
76. S.Nydam
77. E.Weiss
Telenor
81. X.Florencio
82. L.Bøchman
83. R.Guldhammer
84. O.Haavardsholm
85. S.Siedler
86. R.Te Brake
87. N.Østergaard
EL AL
91. S.Lagutin
92. D.Dviri
93. D.Eliad
94. S.Haimy
95. N.Margalit
96. G.Rast
97. A.Wolff
Bbox
101. S.Damrow
102. A.Gottfried
103. K.Kroon
104. J.Mayo
105. J.Polito
106. D.Veilleux
107. Y.Wei
Control
111. T.Boonratanathanakorn
112. S.Batchelor
113. K.Michely
114. A.Niyonshuti
The race should be posted tomorrow evening!
Edited by SportingNonsense on 16-02-2011 00:50
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 15-02-2011 19:05
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come on nationality bonus. |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 15-02-2011 20:16
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Short flat c1 race = breakaway win?
Scrolls down startlist and sees Team Telenor - bingo!
Was the case in the Air Force Classic and in the Cape Argus Cycle Tour - but not I suppose the Down Under Classic or Abergavvenny Crit.
Pokerstars and Pendletons are pretty good at keeping things on a tight leash.
I will predict Davis as the finish looks slightly uphill to take it by coming around Van Heerden as Goss did in Vattenfalls!
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 15-02-2011 21:46
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I've got a halfway decent team here. Let's see what happens... |
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| Heine |
Posted on 15-02-2011 21:58
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/me supports Smowz
Gogo breakaways! I doubt it though, I've had my lucky breaks earlier this season 
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| Kami |
Posted on 16-02-2011 18:45
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Rin wrote:
Can I sue Ciolek?
So? 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 16-02-2011 18:49
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I guess 2nd will have to do. Would be nice to actually win a flat classic sometime mind.
Nice 17th by my stagiare Sampson aswell
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| Christer |
Posted on 16-02-2011 18:50
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I guess my team did good here?
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| Kami |
Posted on 16-02-2011 18:52
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Christer wrote:
I guess my team did good here?
They caused the split because they couldn't follow the pace on the road bump .
@ SN: 2 chances left, you won Ireland though .
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 16-02-2011 19:34
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nice consistent results at the moment. good reporting kami. |
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| Kami |
Posted on 16-02-2011 19:36
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
nice consistent results at the moment. good reporting kami.
Thx 
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 16-02-2011 19:44
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Yeah, good report Kami
In case anyone is wondering I'll wait for another 5-6 stages in the Tour of America before starting Franco-Belge
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| beagle |
Posted on 16-02-2011 19:49
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nice reporting Kami, but hopefully you won´t report races, where I have some expectations in future, you bring me bad luck...
j/k
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| Rin |
Posted on 16-02-2011 19:51
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Kami wrote:
Rin wrote:
Can I sue Ciolek?
So?
I think he paid back^^
Maybe he knew that he could perform better if he quits Vattenfall Cyclassics, I don't know
That kind of strangeness happened to my team last season team as Elmiger decided to quit the Tour of Wellington after! he crossed the finish line
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| Kami |
Posted on 16-02-2011 20:05
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beagle wrote:
nice reporting Kami, but hopefully you won´t report races, where I have some expectations in future, you bring me bad luck...
j/k
Don't worry, i'll be reporting 3 hilly classics and Herald Sun Tour next.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 16-02-2011 20:11
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Ladagnous in the breakaway again! He was like in the break twice in classics with me too.
Some teams have been really 'milking' these classics LEGO, Pendletons and Milka are always pretty solid on this - good for Ciolek winning here, what an earth happened at Vattenfalls!
I have got the old calculator out and I am calculating that the primary promotion positions (top five) will need about 3750 pts this year. Secondary promotion positions, that is invited to Protour teams, I would say something about 3250 to 3300 points. This is based on seven spots needing to be filled by the way (four promotion + Auber/La Gazzetta/Warner Brothers) and completely non official just Smowz type musing!
This was the last race chopped off of Red Bull's calender - we didn't really have the right riders for it - despite it being in one of areas of rider recruitment.
@Kami: No chance of Pokerstars at those races then!
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 16-02-2011 20:16
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Ladagnous was meant to be a lead-out man/TTTer but he's turned out to be surprisingly good. and a steal of a free rider at just 50,000 wage. it's been a good year so far. |
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| Roman |
Posted on 16-02-2011 20:30
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I agree, good report Kami.
Solid result for Milka here as like almost all season long. When this season is nearing in the end, it is harder and harder thinking about next season.. I can only say, it will be really interesting and tight finish of this season.
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| Christer |
Posted on 16-02-2011 20:32
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Kami wrote:
Christer wrote:
I guess my team did good here?
They caused the split because they couldn't follow the pace on the road bump .
So I did good! I just scrolled down to the results.
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| beagle |
Posted on 16-02-2011 20:33
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Kami wrote:
beagle wrote:
nice reporting Kami, but hopefully you won´t report races, where I have some expectations in future, you bring me bad luck...
j/k
Don't worry, i'll be reporting 3 hilly classics and Herald Sun Tour next.
lucky me 
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